It might seem to a lot of farmers like farming is not really the seasonal job it used to be “in the good old days.” Between the planting and the harvest—and the harvest and the planting—a farm leader’s days are filled with paperwork, meetings, phone calls, machinery maintenance, number crunching, crop year planning…the list goes on. It’s a 24/7 gig that seems to offer no respite. In truth, however, it is still a seasonal business—the difference is that farm leaders have to behave today more like business owners than ever before.

This week Dean shares five exercises to help a farm leader make the most of their winter “off season” and best ready themselves for the upcoming crop year.

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